GO8243: Australian Laureate Fellowships for funding commencing in 2027
The Australian Laureate Fellowships grant opportunity encourages applications from the highest-quality researchers by providing eligible Australian Laureate Fellows with project funding in addition to a salary and salary-related (on-cost) support.
We may name two successful Australian Laureate Fellows as the Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellow and the Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellow.
The Kathleen Fitzpatrick Australian Laureate Fellowship may be available to a highly ranked female participant from the humanities, arts and social science disciplines.
The Georgina Sweet Australian Laureate Fellowship may be available to a highly ranked female participant from the science and technology disciplines.
Recipients will be provided with additional funding to undertake an ambassadorial role to promote women in research.
The Australian Laureate Fellowships objectives are to:
- attract and retain outstanding researchers and research leaders of international reputation, with exceptional ability to lead, collaborate, mentor and supervise, and enhance their capacity to create an enduring legacy
- build focus and scale in research by forging new links among researchers, the international research community and/or industry and other research end-users
- support a program of innovative and ground-breaking research that addresses a significant problem or gap in knowledge
- create a cohesive research program and implementation plan that represents value for money
- provide an excellent research training environment and exemplary opportunity to nurture early or mid-career researchers
- produce new or advanced knowledge resulting from the outcomes of the research with economic, commercial, environmental, social and/or cultural benefits for Australia, and to enhance research in Australian Government priority areas
Applications will only be accepted from Eligible Organisations listed in Appendix B (Administering Organisation).
Applications must nominate the appropriate candidate for the scheme (one Australian Laureate candidate per application; one Future Fellow candidate per application; one DECRA candidate per application) and one Administering Organisation.
Candidates must satisfy the scheme‑specific eligibility requirements (for Future Fellowships and DECRA, PhD award dates must fall within the eligibility dates or be commensurate with allowable career interruptions certified by the Deputy Vice‑Chancellor (Research) or equivalent).
A previous recipient of the same scheme (Australian Laureate, Future Fellowship or DECRA) is not eligible to apply again.
Australian Laureate applications must request funding for a minimum of two PDRAs and two PGRs.
Named participants must meet role eligibility, be responsible for intellectual content, have met obligations for previously funded projects (including submission of satisfactory final reports) and must not undertake an HDR during the project activity period (ARC Fellows).
Project and application limits per named participant apply (e.g. concurrent funding limits).
Applications must not include medical research as defined in the ARC Medical Research Policy.
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Last updated: 2 April 2026